Hello, I have been tasked to create a document control system for CAD files (Solidworks, ProE, and AutoCAD) and other documents (word, excel, text files, Cadence pcb layouts & schematics, software listings). Will PDMWorks handle multiple file formats? If not, are there any suggestions for a document management/control tool that works well? I don't want to look at PTCs windchill ($$$). thanks
multi CAD document control
Sep 24, 2003
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Try SmartTeam
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Both PDMWorks and DBWorks support basically any type format of non-interrelated files, including AutoCAD. It's just that specifically for SolidWorks both PDM systems are designed to handle the interrelationships between files. As all parametric CAD softwares do (IIRC) Pro-E also maintains interrelationships between files, and therefore you need a PDM system which will handle that as well. SmartTeam may do it, but I don't think PDMWorks or DBWorks will. As always I could be wrong.
'Spork'
ms wrote:
SmarTeam manages SolidWorks, ProE, and AutoCAD documents as well as their respective links.
PDM/Works Doesn't support configurations well either so keep that in mind.
Larry
Take a look at ProductCenter from SofTech at
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We are a PTC partner, SW Gold Partner and AutoDesk Partner. Many of our customers have implementations controlling the data which you are creating. Rapid implementations, tight integrations, distibuted vaulting, enterprise integration and process management are just a few of our strengths.
Christian Paulsen
Hi
Take a look at
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They accept all extension that Windows does. Looks very easy to use.
Kind regards
Klaus
Don't jump too hard into Conisio yet. We have been using it here for almost a year, and while it works very well in some areas, in others it's really a liability. Take a good look at a demonstration of it when you have several hundred folders in it, and each folder has several hundred files in it. And, of course, the Conisio vault has to be on a top-notch server - wouldn't do much good to have it on a local machine.
WT
SmarTeam not only manages mentioned CAD documents but also has an integrations for all of them as well as office applications.
Max
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